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Shaun Gulick, right, repairs a fence with his cousin Jason Ball, 11, before letting the cows out of the barn in Ely recently. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Keeping the Cows In

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Shaun Gulick, right, repairs a fence with his cousin Jason Ball, 11, before letting the cows out of the barn in Ely recently. Valley News — James M. Patterson …

Fairlee, Vt. — Graveside funeral services for Laura Page, 86, (Known to friends and family as Mae) who died Tuesday, March 6, 2013 at Brookside Nursing Home in White River Jct., Vt. after a brief illness will be held on May 11, 2013 at 11 a.m. in the family lot in the Post Mills Cemetery in Post Mills, Vt. The Hale Funeral Home …

Henry Connolly of Brookfield, center, talks with Ken Blaisdell of East Randolph, right, as auction-goers look over the offerings at the CW Gray & Son’s annual spring auction in Fairlee yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

‘Everything for Everybody’: Fairlee Equipment Auction Draws Big Crowd

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Fairlee — A red pickup truck inched around Gray’s Field yesterday, moving short distances and stopping, again and again, in front of a tool or piece of construction equipment. Then, from inside a cabin mounted atop the truck, came the familiar patter of an auctioneer, his voice spreading around the field. “Tenhundredgottagotenandahalf,” he …

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Jim Rubens, chairman of the Granite State Coalition Against Expanded Gambling, lobbies legislators in Concord prior to debate on legislation that would establish a casino in the state. After more than two hours of debate, lawmakers voted to reject the proposal. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

N.H. House Rejects Casino

Mia, a Jack Russell Terrier, howls at her owner, Henrey Ilsley, to keep mowing the lawn at his home in Bradford, Vt., after he stopped momentarily on Tuesday. Mia always mows the lawn with Ilsley, and according to her owner, is a taskmistress. “She’s definitely the boss,” Illsley said. “If I stop she’ll keep barking until I start mowing again.” (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Bradford’s Barking Boss

Hanover’s Camille Hankel, right, runs to return a point while playing with partner Zoe Yu against Coe-Brown yesterday. (Valley News - Libby March)

Cougars Corral Cardinals

Other Local News

Some See A Flower, Others A Garnish

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Emilie Perry, of Newbury, Vt., holds a collection of pansies as her boss, Bill “Frosty” Frost waters perennials at Frost Gardens in Fairlee yesterday. Perry said the pansies are edible and would make an attractive addition to her …

Rivendell District Passes Budget, Asbestos Abatement Project

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Orford — The Rivendell Interstate School District’s $9.5 million proposed budget didn’t face too much opposition last night, as voters passed the spending plan, 149-40. By voice, they also approved borrowing $495,000, for an asbestos abatement project, as well as $50,000 to be put in a capital needs …

Health Insurance Drives Increase in Rivendell’s $9.5M Budget

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Voters in the Rivendell Interstate School District towns of Fairlee, Orford, Vershire and West Fairlee will decide on the 2013-14 budget at a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Rivendell Academy in Orford. Voting for the district’s elected positions will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the academy. …

Laura Page

Friday, March 8, 2013

Fairlee, Vt. — Laura Page, 86, (Known to friends and family as Mae) died Tuesday, March 6, 2013 at Brookside Nursing Home in White River Jct., Vt. after a brief illness. Mae was born December 6, 1926 in Groton, Vt. the daughter of Herman and Ellen (Page) Williams. …

Lee Marsh accepts a round of applause after announcing he will not run for a 49th year as First Constable at Fairlee Town Meeting. Jason Bachus, far left, was nominated by Marsh to take his place and was voted into the position. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Longtime First Constable Calls It Quits in Fairlee

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Fairlee — Leon C. Marsh Jr. borrowed lyrics from a country tune during Town Meeting yesterday as he wrapped up 481/2 years as the town’s first constable. “I’m going to smile and wave and sit back on a …

Brian Boland of Post Mills and Jeff Johnson of Warwick, R.I., take off attached to a hot air balloon with a harness at Westshire Elementary School on Tuesday. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

School Notes: Hot Air, and Big Ideas in West Fairlee

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Even the students least excited to be at Westshire Elementary School last Tuesday morning couldn’t help but be mesmerized by the scene that awaited them, as Post Mills balloonist Brian Boland and his friend Jeff Johnson inflated a …

Oxbow coach Brian Musty during an Oxbow girls lacrosse game in Chelsea in Spring 2011. (Valley News - Tris Wykes)

Oxbow High Teacher Is Terminated

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Bradford — Oxbow High School gym teacher Brian Musty, who faces charges of sexually assaulting a former student, has been fired, Orange East Supervisory Union Superintendent Don Johnson said, after school officials completed an internal investigation into his …

Fairlee May See Large Increase To Pave Roads

Friday, February 22, 2013

Fairlee Town Meeting will be held Tuesday, March 5, at 10 a.m. at the Samuel Morey Elementary School Gymnasium to act upon 13 warning articles, including approval of the town’s general and highway operating budget. Nominations to town offices will be taken from the floor. ∎ Fairlee — …

Rivendell Residents to Hold Forum on School Spending

Friday, February 15, 2013

Orford — Residents concerned about their high tax bills to the Rivendell Interstate School District have planned a forum tomorrow to discuss why school spending continues to rise despite declining enrollment. The K-12 Rivendell district has seen enrollment fall by about 100 students in its three Vermont towns, …

Gary W. Stone

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Corinth, Vt. — Gary W. Stone, 63, of Corinth died unexpectedly Monday, February 11, 2013 in Bradford, Vt. He was born in Hanover, N.H. on July 20, 1949, the son of William and Geraldine (Batchelder) Stone. He attended schools in Bradford and was a graduate of Bradford Academy. …

Fairlee

Keeping the Cows In

Dudley Steps Away From Mic

Claremont Seizes FairPoint Building for Failure to Pay Taxes

Greens, Redeemed

Marauders Handle Raiders, Return to Division II Final

Editorial: Non-Problem Solved; The Sequester Reconsidered